Construction Propping Specialist Reaches New Heights in Australia

Melbourne Australia 18th May 2011 – Preston Hire today announced the introduction of its new heavy capacity propping range to the Victorian and Australia market. Preston Hire as market leader of specialist products to the building and construction industry has for years offered and delivered innovative and very cost effective solutions to the industry. “We are simply responding to market demands of our customers and are delighted to offer this new and innovative product to our customers” said Joe Caprara their General Manager. The newly unveiled prop which he referred to as the “Super 100” has a massive load-bearing capacity of 1000 kN. For those of you who do not clearly understand what that actually equates to in layman’s terms, it means that it has staggering 100 tonne carry capacity.

Preston Hire is well recognised in the Building and Construction Industry for supplying its patented retractable loading platform to the high rise sector of the market. “Our retractable loading platform have saved developers and Industry leaders literally millions of dollars since it was initially introduced and we now hope to do the same with the Super 100 Prop” said Joe.

When Preston Hire initially entered the construction propping market about 2 years ago its range consisted only of the commonly recognised Acrow prop. Since then they introduced both the Super Prop and Peri Prop to their range. The “Super Prop” is their own design prop and has a bearing capacity of almost 6 times greater than that of the standard Acrow prop at similar heights.

For specific details of the Acrow Prop, Super Prop or Peri Prop refer to www.prestonhire.com.au/products/props.php

Joe went on to reveal “The Building and Construction Industry is demanding specialisation and we offer our customers just that. Our experience and associated engineering of temporary support systems for bridges and suspended slabs to name a few specific areas is growing and it seems like a natural progression for us to expand into”

The “Super 100” prop consists of various size sections and components which are joined together to reach heights of up to 12m unsupported. This includes a heavy duty screw jack system which enables props to positioned into tight spaces or in and under existing structures. When asked to provided us with the Working Load Limits of “Super 100” Prop, Joe simply smiled as if to protect his trade secrete and said “Keep an eye out on our website as all will be revealed.

For more information refer to www.prestonhire.com.au/products/props.php

Contact Information

Joe Caprara

General Manager

Preston Hire

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